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11 #Awesomesauce Mom Observations about the Care and Feeding of Teenage Boys

May 11, 2016 By Lorilee - 7 Comments

They will not, under any circumstances, take Women’s Multivitamins. I believe this is rooted in an unspoken fear of sprouting Fallopian Tubes.   If you take them on a Very Special Pilgrimage to the home site of your favorite childhood book—say for example “Anne of Green Gables”—one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mom Humor, Teenagers, Uncategorized Tagged With: teenage boys, teenagers

9 Strategies to Lure Your Daughter into Loving Anne of Green Gables

September 2, 2015 By Lorilee - 8 Comments

Aha! Victory is mine! I just wandered into my 10 year old's room and spotted an abridged version of "Anne of Green Gables" lying open on her bed (last night she fell asleep reading and I gingerly took a book out of her hand in the dark. Didn't know it was the Best Book Ever). I'm not going to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anne of Green Gables, Mom Humor Tagged With: Anne of Green Gables, Daughters, Reading

Back to School Musings from Anne of Green Gables, Little House on the Prairie, Rob Lowe, and Me

September 2, 2014 By Lorilee - 6 Comments

My sweet friend Heather recently dropped off her firstborn child at Smith College in Massachusetts. She’s a mess, of course, and deeply sentimental about this passage. Even though it’s a grand thing altogether that Sophie was accepted into such a magnificent university, and her future looks … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mom Humor, Teenagers Tagged With: back-to-school, Little House on the Prairie, Rob Lowe

The Hamster under the Bed: Stories of Kids’ Pets and the Moms who Love Them (Maybe not “Love” Them, but End up Caring for Them, Being Peed Upon by Them, and Spending Lots and Lots of $$$ on Them): Part 1

June 2, 2014 By Lorilee - 6 Comments

Becki and Teddy: A Love Story “Nathan wanted a hamster so badly, and after about a month of talking about it, we decided to get him one for his 10th birthday. I was more sold than my husband. His arguments were: a) They smell b) They’re up at night so the wheel would drive us all crazy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mom Humor

This is my Mom Brain; this is my Mom Brain on May

May 9, 2014 By Lorilee - 8 Comments

Oh, Mother-of-Pearl! How I could use a vacation from the month of May. It’s only May 4, and already I’m frazzled to the bone. The sports! The spring programs! The end-of-the-year teacher appreciation initiatives! (To be honest, I appreciate you teachers all very much from September through April. By … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mom Humor Tagged With: Mom Humor, Mom stress, Mother's Day, Mother's Day Humor, Soccer Moms

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